1. Turn off all lights and other power equipment when leaving.

2. Close all windows.

3.  Dispose of all trash in the proper receptacles.

4.  Erase chalk boards and white boards when possible. Do not throw away other's flip chart papers!

5.  Do not remove furniture from rooms. Return all furniture to its original placement before leaving.

6.  Allow the custodial staff access to do routine cleaning during informal study.  Budget and staffing cuts require the staff to make one attempt to clean the room each day.  Impeding this function may result in restricted use.

7.  Lock the door when you are the last person to leave.

8.  No talking in quiet study areas.

9.  Rooms are available for study space provided they are not in use for OU-HCOM curricular meetings or in use by staff and faculty.

10. Study space must be physically occupied by the students using it.

11.  If the you are absent from the room but your books are left there, the room will be considered  unoccupied and available for other students or staff to occupy. In these instances, your books will be moved off to the side of the room. 

The college is NOT responsible for unattended personal items left in a study room.

1.  Study space is for use by both curriculums. Class year or curriculum is not a factor in use of  the space.

2.  Intended for two or more people for quiet discussion of class material.

3.  One person can be asked to leave if a group desires the room for study.

4.  One group cannot displace another group regardless of size. Negotiate sharing the space if possible.

5.  If you are studying alone, others may use the room to share the study space.

Classrooms and conference rooms are available when not scheduled for another purpose in accordance with the OU-HCOM room scheduling policy 6.02.

Meeting room schedules can be viewed through your Microsoft Outlook calendars. Click on “file,” “open,” “other user’s folder” (make sure the folder type is on “Calendar”) and then type in either “ARC,” “Grosvenor Hall,” “Grosvenor West” or “Irvine Hall” then click on “OK.” Keep drilling down until you see the rooms, then click on the room you want to check availability for. Once you click on the room, it should appear under calendar.

If the room is not reserved, it should be available to use for studying purposes. Note that rooms can NOT be reserved in advance to study.